SFTtech / SFTtech/openage

Graphical configuration interface

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area: ui just do it lang: c++ nice new thing ☺
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Description

Yes, we don't have many things to configure right now, but we need an interface.

  • Use QtQuick to draw a config UI

    • Text entries
    • Sliders for number entries when appropriate
    • Cancel and OK button
  • Display settings from the cvar subsystem

  • Write back changes done in the ui (cvar system probably doesn't support that yet)

  • Needed settings

    • Frontend to change the UI scale for #673
    • ...

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Research direction

Start by reading the cvar subsystem and the requirements in issue #673. Map the needed settings to a QtQuick configuration interface with text entries, appropriate sliders, and Cancel/OK actions. Done means settings can be displayed and changes can be written back through the cvar system.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, python
Domain
desktop, frontend, game-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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